840 – “My mother is like the bright light in the sky, a doe on the hillsides. She is the morning star, shining even at noon-time. She is precious carnelian, a topaz from Marhaci.”

–Lu-diĝira

Make sure to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day!

Quote Number:  353

Source: Lu-diĝira. “The message of Lu-diĝira to his mother.” c. 3000 to 2001 BCE. The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Online Here.

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